Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS)

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The number of individuals with income below the federal poverty level divided by the total number of individuals with known income, expressed as a percentage.

Poverty and poor health are inextricably linked. While on the surface poverty is often defined as a lack of income or assets, in the day-to-day lives of the very poor, poverty becomes a network of disadvantages, each one exacerbating the others. The result is people who lack access to education, health care, adequate housing, proper sanitation, and good nutrition. They are the most vulnerable to disasters, armed conflict, and systems of political and economic oppression. These conditions often carry with them dysfunctional family and societal relationships and low self-esteem.

In 2022, the percentage of Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS) in Alachua County was 20.2 compared to Florida at 12.9. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the fourth quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the percentage of Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS) is less in about three quarters of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County

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Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS), Single Year

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Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS), Percentage of Census Population for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, Single Year

Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS), Percentage of Census Population for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida

Data Year	Count	Denom	Percent (%)	MOV	Count	Denom	Percent (%)	MOV
2022	53,070	262,950	20.2^*	0.2	2,725,633	21,171,700	12.9	0.0
2021	52,902	262,920	20.1^*	0.2	2,744,612	20,928,219	13.1	0.0
2020	52,647	254,198	20.7^*	0.2	2,772,939	20,793,628	13.3	0.0
2019	53,601	251,017	21.4^*	0.2	2,870,487	20,481,252	14.0	0.0
2018	54,072	248,131	21.8^*	0.2	2,983,851	20,178,544	14.8	0.0
2017	57,060	244,554	23.3^*	0.2	3,070,972	19,858,469	15.5	0.0
2016	58,387	241,136	24.2^*	0.2	3,139,258	19,514,334	16.1	0.0
2015	58,203	239,104	24.3^*	0.2	3,180,109	19,228,208	16.5	0.0
2014	60,066	236,834	25.4^*	0.2	3,159,259	18,946,215	16.7	0.0
2013	58,496	234,919	24.9^*	0.2	3,052,807	18,681,565	16.3	0.0
2012	55,398	232,921	23.8^*	0.2	2,887,151	18,479,273	15.6	0.0
2011	54,318	230,580	23.6^*	0.2	2,679,400	18,282,511	14.7	0.0
2010	53,992	228,895	23.6^*	0.2	2,502,365	18,107,049	13.8	0.0
2009	54,465	225,966	24.1^*	0.2	2,346,946	17,811,892	13.2	0.0

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Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS), Percent, 2022

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Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS), Percent, 2022
County	Count	Denom	Percent (%)	MOV
Florida	2,725,633	21,171,700	12.9	0.0
Alachua	53,070	262,950	20.2^*	0.2
Baker	3,398	24,834	13.7^*	0.4
Bay	21,755	178,348	12.2^*	0.2
Bradford	4,352	23,937	18.2^*	0.5
Brevard	60,927	602,971	10.1^*	0.1
Broward	238,880	1,922,902	12.4^*	0.0
Calhoun	2,374	11,928	19.9^*	0.7
Charlotte	19,490	185,835	10.5^*	0.1
Citrus	22,833	152,199	15.0^*	0.2
Clay	20,352	217,314	9.4^*	0.1
Collier	39,131	376,549	10.4^*	0.1
Columbia	10,196	65,004	15.7^*	0.3
Miami-Dade	403,997	2,647,752	15.3^*	0.0
DeSoto	8,601	32,594	26.4^*	0.5
Dixie	2,445	15,144	16.1^*	0.6
Duval	139,341	971,889	14.3^*	0.1
Escambia	44,874	302,159	14.9^*	0.1
Flagler	11,382	116,442	9.8^*	0.2
Franklin	2,325	10,730	21.7^*	0.8
Gadsden	10,460	40,943	25.5^*	0.4
Gilchrist	2,115	17,009	12.4	0.5
Glades	2,382	10,894	21.9^*	0.8
Gulf	1,522	12,349	12.3	0.6
Hamilton	2,822	10,680	26.4^*	0.8
Hardee	6,731	23,639	28.5^*	0.6
Hendry	8,729	39,155	22.3^*	0.4
Hernando	24,134	193,551	12.5^*	0.1
Highlands	15,742	100,690	15.6^*	0.2
Hillsborough	197,369	1,443,248	13.7^*	0.1
Holmes	2,949	17,750	16.6^*	0.5
Indian River	18,221	159,436	11.4^*	0.2
Jackson	7,787	40,504	19.2^*	0.4
Jefferson	2,414	13,168	18.3^*	0.7
Lafayette	1,306	6,753	19.3^*	0.9
Lake	36,977	381,943	9.7^*	0.1
Lee	89,142	761,814	11.7^*	0.1
Leon	53,940	277,399	19.4^*	0.1
Levy	6,718	42,901	15.7^*	0.3
Liberty	1,375	6,314	21.8^*	1.0
Madison	3,611	16,087	22.4^*	0.6
Manatee	40,670	399,862	10.2^*	0.1
Marion	52,923	368,450	14.4^*	0.1
Martin	16,391	155,844	10.5^*	0.2
Monroe	9,480	80,988	11.7^*	0.2
Nassau	8,343	90,614	9.2^*	0.2
Okaloosa	20,998	206,301	10.2^*	0.1
Okeechobee	7,113	37,024	19.2^*	0.4
Orange	187,454	1,387,668	13.5^*	0.1
Osceola	52,441	390,525	13.4^*	0.1
Palm Beach	166,938	1,469,938	11.4^*	0.1
Pasco	66,197	560,241	11.8^*	0.1
Pinellas	107,865	940,492	11.5^*	0.1
Polk	106,728	720,030	14.8^*	0.1
Putnam	16,506	72,237	22.8^*	0.3
St. Johns	18,720	275,491	6.8^*	0.1
St. Lucie	41,337	331,223	12.5^*	0.1
Santa Rosa	16,407	183,367	8.9^*	0.1
Sarasota	35,122	431,335	8.1^*	0.1
Seminole	44,796	466,454	9.6^*	0.1
Sumter	11,443	123,545	9.3^*	0.2
Suwannee	5,999	41,625	14.4^*	0.3
Taylor	2,777	18,364	15.1^*	0.5
Union	1,656	10,415	15.9^*	0.7
Volusia	66,328	544,169	12.2^*	0.1
Wakulla	1,888	30,707	6.1^*	0.3
Walton	7,898	74,880	10.5^*	0.2
Washington	5,046	22,203	22.7^*	0.6

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Data Note(s)

Data Source: United States Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, Table B17001

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Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Number of individuals with incomes below 100% of the poverty level divided by the total number of individuals, expressed as a percentage.
Data displayed reflect the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the year selected.
Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Quartiles are calculated when data are available for at least 51 counties.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

		Florida Department of Health Bureau of Community Health Assessment Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management


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